Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/20

January 22, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was milestone day as four more of the state’s top girls basketball players went over 1,000 points for their careers, headlining an evening that also saw a number of upsets in multiple sports.

1. Girls Basketball: Ellie Droste joined Pewamo-Westphalia teammate Hannah Spitzley in going over 1,000 career points this season, reaching the milestone in a big win over Bath – Lansing State Journal

2. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger went over 1,000 career points with 21 in Hamilton’s 41-29 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel

3. Girls Basketball: Joanna Larsen went over 1,000 career points with 19 in Centreville’s 66-26 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Gabi Saxman scored 29 points in Schoolcraft’s 57-30 win over Constantine to go over 1,000 for her career – JoeInsider.com

5. Boys Basketball: Thomas Kurowski tied a school record with 43 points, including four big ones over the final seconds, to lead Sturgis past Battle Creek Central 62-58 – Sturgis Journal

6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Pinckney – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – got past LPD1 No. 10 Brighton for the first time in a long time, 96-90 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Kent City dealt the first loss this season to Morley Stanwood, 75-33, thanks in part to 16 3-pointers – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary defeated previously-unbeaten Pellston 59-54 to move up in the Ski Valley Conference – Gaylord Herald Times

9. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake handed Three Rivers its first loss, 73-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette

10. Girls Basketball: Ubly moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference East with a 31-17 win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Football: Recently retired pro Zach Line will take over Oxford from longtime coach Bud Rowley, who retired after this past season – State Champs Sports Network

Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 27, 2025

1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Division 2 No. 2 Allen Park posted the top overall score at the Wyandotte Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

2. WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore took back the Greater Berrien County Invitational title, winning for the fifth time in six years – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Erie Mason/Ida – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – repeated as winner at the Monroe County Championships – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice edged Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 66-64 in a league matchup of Division 1 statewide contenders – Oakland Press

5. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac finished first among 42 teams at the Northern Michigan Wrestling Championships – Cadillac News

6. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 7 Riverview repeated as Downriver Classic champion – Southgate News-Herald

7. COMPETITIVE CHEER Gladstone had the overall high score at the Upper Peninsula Cheer Classic – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. WRESTLING The Lenawee County All-Star Meet crowned 20 champions – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Derek Sanders became Brooklyn Columbia Central’s all-time leading scorer during a win over Addison – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell downed Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson 3-2 on a buzzer-beating goal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus